TI-2024-11637 Aliases CVE-2024-12542 GHSA-8mcm-2qrh-xcj8

linkID <= 0.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure

MEDIUM 46CWE-862Published 2025-01-09 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The linkID plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check when including the 'phpinfo' function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read configuration settings and predefined variables on the site's server. The plugin does not need to be activated for the vulnerability to be exploited.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01398 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
linkid	linkID	up to 0.1.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

linkID Vendorlinkid Affected up to 0.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12542
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mcm-2qrh-xcj8

References

Other 2

Sources

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